Google employees will work from home at least until next July due to the coronavirus pandemic, a decision that makes the search engine company the first major U.S. corporation to commit to the year-long stay-at-home plan. According to a report in today’s Wall Street Journal, Google’s plan affects nearly all of the company’s 200,000 full-time and contract employees across Google parent Alphabet Inc. WaPo describes Google’s decision as among the “cautious camp of companies”… Source link

People close to President Trump told The Washington Post they think that, throughout most of the coronavirus pandemic, he struggled to wholly address the crisis because of an unwillingness to admit error, a positive feedback loop from advisers and Fox News, and a “penchant for magical thinking” that led him to believe the virus would soon disappear. But Trump has seemingly come around a bit and is now acknowledging the pandemic isn’t going to improve overnight. Per the Post, the pivot… Source link

Google is asking employees to continue working from home until summer 2021, according to the Wall Street Journal’s Rob Copeland.  People familiar with the matter told the Journal that Google would announce as early as Monday that it had pushed its return-to-office date back to July 2021 for nearly all of its 200,000 employees.  The Journal reports that Google CEO Sundar Pichai made the decision to push back the reopening after there was debate among a group of top… Source link

FOX Business’ Hillary Vaughn reports on the Justice Department’s expected antitrust lawsuit targeting big tech this summer. Then, Cresset Wealth Management’s Jack Ablin weighs in on how potentially breaking up big tech would affect markets. CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s consumer watchdog launched court action against Google on Monday alleging the technology giant misled account holders about its use of their personal data. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s… Source link

The Green Mile actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have been granted Greek citizenship. The couple were snapped on Saturday night with the Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, holding up their new Greek passports. According to the post from Mitsotakis, ‘@ritawilson @tomhanks are now proud Greek citizens!’ Read more: Tom Hanks has no respect for those who won’t wear masks Hanks and Wilson have long been regular visitors to Greece – Wilson’s mother is Greek, and was raised on the… Source link

Monday’s main evening slate on Yahoo has already been dealt a significant blow with two games being canceled because of an outbreak of COVID-19 within the Marlins. Not only will the Marlins not play the Orioles, but the matchup between the Phillies (who just played the Marlins) and the Yankees has also been canceled. Let’s dig into the remaining options and discuss who might be worth considering for your entry. Pitchers The starting pitching options for this slate are pretty thin. With teams… Source link

Reports reveal that Yahoo has apparently suspended the comments section under its articles. It was a bold move as the website was amongst the few online broadcast hubs where people could freely discuss and express their opinions about reported articles and current affairs. While this move was praised by many, some are disappointed by the actions. Others are wondering about “What happened to Yahoo comments section?” “Did Yahoo stop comments?” If you are wondering the same, do not… Source link

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s consumer watchdog has launched court action against Google alleging the technology giant misled account holders about its use of their personal data. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleges the California-based company misled millions of Australians to obtain their consent and expand the scope of personal information that Google collects about users’ internet… Source link

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s consumer watchdog launched court action against Google on Monday alleging the technology giant misled account holders about its use of their personal data. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s action in the Federal Court is the latest litigation Google has faced around the world over allegations of privacy breaches. The commission alleges the California-based company misled millions of Australians to obtain their consent and expand the… Source link

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Young Catalans should stop partying to help halt a surge in new coronavirus cases or local authorities may have to reimpose harsh restrictions, the leader of the northeastern Spanish region said on Monday. Catalonia is at the heart of a rebound in coronavirus cases in Spain that started after a nationwide lockdown was lifted last month. France has asked its citizens not to travel there and Germany and Belgium have done the same for part of the region. “If we continue with… Source link